McGrady, Lobo, Self and McGraw headline Hall of Fame class

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Basketball Hall of Fame inductees from the left, Lauren Meyers, accepting on behalf of her late great uncle Zack Clayton, Nick Galis, Robert Hughes, Mannie Jackson, Tom Jernstedt, Thelma Krause, accepting on behalf her late husband Jerry Krause, Rebecca Lobo, George McGinnis, Tracy McGrady, Muffet McGraw, Bill Self, and Naismith Hall of Fame President and CEO John Doleva pose for a group photo at the end of a news conference at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, in Springfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Muffet McGraw speaks during her enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, in Springfield, Mass. As the coach of Notre Dame women's basketball since 1987, McGraw has led her team to the NCAA Tournament 23 times, including 13 NCAA Sweet Sixteens, seven NCAA Elite Eights and seven NCAA Final Fours with one National Championship in 2001. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Tracy McGrady raises his fists as he takes the stage for his enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, in Springfield, Mass. McGrady is a seven-time NBA All-Star and a two-time NBA scoring champion who played for seven NBA teams in his 16-season pro career. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Mannie Jackson speaks during his enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, in Springfield, Mass. A former star for the Harlem Globetrotters, Jackson saved the team from near extinction in 1993 when he purchased the team and became CEO. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Tracy McGrady speaks during his enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, in Springfield, Mass. McGrady is a seven-time NBA All-Star and a two-time NBA scoring champion who played for seven NBA teams in his 16-season pro career. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Rebecca Lobo speaks during her enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, in Springfield, Mass. Lobo was a member of the 1995 undefeated NCAA National Champion Connecticut Huskies. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Rebecca Lobo smiles as she holds her daughter's hand as she walks the red carpet into the hall before her enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, in Springfield, Mass. Lobo was a member of the 1995 undefeated NCAA champion Connecticut Huskies. Among her honors Lobo was awarded the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player, AP Female Athlete of the Year, the Wade Trophy, the Naismith Award, WBCA National Player of the Year and USBWA National Player of the Year. Lobo earned an Olympic gold medal in Atlanta in 1996 and was an iconic player assigned to the New York Liberty when the WNBA formed in 1997. After six years in the WNBA, Lobo became an ESPN analyst for women's college basketball and the WNBA.(AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Nick Galis speaks during his enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as Bob McAdoo listens, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, in Springfield, Mass. Galis won a European Championship gold medal and European Championships MVP in 1987 and was named as one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Robert Hughes is escorted up the red carpet as he arrives for his enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, in Springfield, Mass. Hughes coached high school basketball in Texas for 47 years and ranks first on the all-time wins list for boys' high school coaches. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Rebecca Lobo poses with her family along the red carpet as she arrives for her enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, in Springfield, Mass. Lobo was a member of the 1995 undefeated NCAA champion Connecticut Huskies. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Tracy McGrady says his wife, Clerenda, has been trying to get him to say that he deserves to be in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

The seven-time NBA All-Star and two-time league scoring champion couldn't bring himself to do that, until Friday night.

He went to the podium during his induction pumping his fists in the air as the crowd chanted "T-Mac," then celebrated his 15 years in the league.

"On this day, I can finally say, 'Yes I deserve to be here,'" said McGrady, who played for seven teams, starring with Toronto, Orlando and Houston. "I am truly humbled. I'm grateful and proud to be in the class of 2017."

McGrady was among 11 basketball greats enshrined Friday night.

The class also includes former ABA and NBA star George McGinnis, former UConn and WNBA star Rebecca Lobo, Kansas men's coach Bill Self, Notre Dame women's coach Muffet McGraw, former Texas high school coach Robert Hughes, former Harlem Globetrotters player and now owner Mannie Jackson, NCAA administrator Tom Jernstedt and former European star Nick Galis.

Former Chicago Bulls general manager Jerry Krause, and former Globetrotter and New York Rens player Zack Clayton were honored posthumously.

McGrady had earlier told reporters his celebration was being tempered by the impact of Hurricane Harvey on his family and neighbors in Texas.

His estate in Sugar Land, Texas, suffered only minor damage from the storm, allowing him and his wife to take in the families of five relatives and friends for three days after mandatory evacuations. He also put on a Labor Day feast at a church in the Houston area for about 800 victims of the storm.

"My sister was at the house, and I was trying to take her home and driving to her house. Just seeing cars under water and you don't know if people are in there — it's real," he told reporters. "I'm being as vocal and proactive as I can."

Other inductees were vocal about other issues Friday night.

Jackson talked about being born in a box car in Missouri and rising to become a player and later a successful business executive and owner of the Globetrotters. His was the most political speech of the night, calling for unity in a divided nation, saying he does not believe the country can endure if it does not cast indifference, hatred and bigotry aside.

"If basketball can be a showcase for non-discrimination, for integration, for performance-based emotions, why can't we do that over in every part of our society?" he asked.

Lobo and McGraw celebrated the growth of women's basketball. McGraw became just the sixth women's coach to be enshrined.

"I'm grateful for Title IX and the opportunities that it's given to women like me, who dreamed of a future where we could do the same job as a man, where playing a game could lead to a 40-year career," she said.

Lobo told a story about when her oldest daughter, Siobhan, was 5 years old and saw her father watching a UConn men's game. She said to him, "I didn't know boys play basketball too."

Self, 54, told The Associated Press he feels a little uncomfortable being enshrined in the middle of his career, which includes nine 30-win seasons and an NCAA championship in 2008

"I hope it doesn't mean that I'm on my last leg yet," he said. "I think this will be motivation to try and validate it, always. I'll work harder now that ever to validate being thought of with these other fraternity members."

Self spent part of his speech listing the Kansas basketball coaching greats in the Hall of Fame.

"James Naismith, Phog Allen, Larry Brown, Roy Williams and me; what is wrong with that picture?" he joked.

Jernstedt, credited with overseeing the growth of the Division I men's tournament and the creation of the women's tournament, acknowledged to reporters that his class doesn't include a superstar name like Michael Jordan or Shaquille O'Neal, but said he is impressed with what this class has meant to the sport.

"I didn't know three or four of these people very well at all before, but the contributions they've made are so impressive," he said. "Hopefully now, more people will understand that and reach out and learn more about them."